November 13, 2023

Check out the November 13, 2023 edition of ENR, featuring the Taming of the Red River: Innovative P3 Delivers Massive Diversion Project in North Dakota, Top Owners Sourcebook, news and more!

Taming the Red River: Innovative P3 Delivers Massive Diversion Project in North Dakota

Following decades of destructive flooding, an innovative project partnership seeks to provide an antidote for the Fargo-Moorhead area

Jennifer Seward

November 8, 2023

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Formed from an ancient glacial lake, the Red River Valley is famous for its flat landscape and fertile soil. Perhaps less known is that it is also one of the most flood-prone areas in the U.S.

Obituary

Peter Owen Shea Sr., 88, Tunneling Expert

Scott Lewis

October 31, 2023

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Shea was known for tackling some of the most difficult tunneling work.

Water & Dams

California's B.F. Sisk Dam's $1B Expansion Sets Off

Greg Aragon

November 2, 2023

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The B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project will add 130,000 acre-ft of storage space to the San Luis Reservoir.

Legal

Settlement Reached on Troubled Harbor Bridge in Corpus Christi, Texas

Delayed cable-stayed bridge in Texas now set to open in 2025

Daniel Tyson

October 23, 2023

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Under the settlement, TxDOT will close out all claims, clearing the way for possible completion in 2025.

Legal

Lane, Skanska, Granite Battle in Court Over Florida Interstate 4 Job

The design-builders lost $500 million on the job, substantially complete last year

James Leggate

October 20, 2023

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The design-builders lost $500 million on the reconstruction job, substantially complete last year.

Government

Final National Labor Board's Rule Broadens Definition of 'Joint Employers'

Pam McFarland

October 31, 2023

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Board reinstates a definition of "joint employers" that unions say respects bargaining commitments, but industry employers claim could disrupt project relationships.

Ports

US DOT Picks Winners for $653M in Port Infrastructure Grants

Tom Ichniowski

November 3, 2023

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If spending levels contained in House Republicans’ fiscal 2024 transportation appropriations bill become law, the port grant program could face cuts of more than 60%.

Transit

$1.5B London Tunnel Team Saves Time Using 'Air Skates' for Boring Machine U-Turn

Peter Reina

October 30, 2023

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Cross passages between both bores of London's 0.7-mile Silvertown tunnel are nearing completion, marking the end of excavations on the River Thames crossing.

Environment

EPA Plans Rulemaking on Tire Chemical That Pollutes Bodies of Water

Action triggered by petition concerning indirect impact of 6PPD on salmon habitats

James Leggate

November 3, 2023

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Regulation of chemical 6PPD, used in tire production, is sought by environmental activists and three tribes regarding salmon protection.

Transportation

British Columbia Shortlists Three Teams for $3B Fraser River Tunnel

James Leggate

October 31, 2023

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The project is planned to include design and construction of a 2,625-ft-long, eight-lane immersed tube tunnel to replace the aging four-lane George Massey Tunnel.

Materials

Army Corps to Require Design Teams to Consider Mass Timber

New policy mandates all vertical construction projects must consider mass timber and cross-laminated timber in design

Jeff Yoders

November 2, 2023

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requiring a mass timber structural option to be considered at the design stage of all of its vertical construction projects going forward.

Georgia Power Inks Deal to Obtain 8 Million Tons of Coal Ash For Use in Concrete

About 1.2 million tons of fly ash will be harvested annually from two utility facilities

Derek Lacey

November 3, 2023

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Utility's latest agreement with Utah-based materials firm brings the total amount of fly ash to be harvested from two closed power plants to 17 million tons.

Manufacturing

Toyota's North Carolina Battery Plant Investment Nears $14B

Derek Lacey

November 1, 2023

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Toyota expects to a 7-million-sq-ft facility to produce electric vehicles at its Liberty, N.C., plant, currently under construction.

Amazon Project Racial Harassment Lawsuit Faults Contractor's Probe

Suit also seeks to expand employer's liability in harassment cases.

Richard Korman

November 3, 2023

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The discovery of nooses displayed at the online retail giant' Windsor, Conn., jobsite had gained wide media attention.

Transportation

First Pedestrian Cable-stayed Swing Bridge in US Coming in 2027, Says Team

Work on the 4,100-ft project in Charleston, SC, with a movable center span, set to start next year

Derek Lacey

October 27, 2023

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The pedestrian-only crossing would span the Ashley River between downtown Charleston, S.C., and the West Ashley neighborhood.

Clean Energy

Orsted Cancels Big NJ Offshore Wind Projects Amid Financial Squeeze

November 1, 2023

Major wind developer, and others that include giant Equinor, predict millions in writedowns as first projects face tough economics, but proponents see a solid market that needs government attention to current obstacles.

Noose Discovered on Cleveland Project Site

Richard Korman

November 8, 2023

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Another noose, a common means of racial harassment, has been discovered at a construction site, this time in Cleveland.

Passenger Rail

White House Awards $16.4B for 25 Northeast Corridor Projects

Tom Ichniowski

November 6, 2023

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Baltimore's 150-year-old rail tunnel gets the largest grant, $4.7 billion, to alleviate a major rail line bottleneck.

Manufacturing

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Wolfspeed Project on Track

Chipmaker says $5B semiconductor plant will open in 2025

James Leggate

November 8, 2023

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Construction of semiconductor manufacturer Wolfspeed’s $5-billion John Palmour Manufacturing Center for Silicon Carbine in Siler City, N.C., is continuing on schedule for production to begin in the first half of 2025, company leaders told investors Oct. 30 during their latest financial results call.

Oil and Gas

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Houston Refinery Gets Reinvented

November 8, 2023

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Soon to close oil processing plant will convert to hydrogen, Dutch owner said Nov. 2.

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook

Two Long-Haul Canada Gas and Oil Pipelines Finally Eye Finish Line

David Godkin

Debra K. Rubin

November 5, 2023

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As multi-billion-dollar Coastal GasLink and Trans-Mountain oil line expansion near completion, Canada weighs if the needed energy infrastructure boost will offset high costs and delays.

Aviation

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Eyeing Air Growth in Iowa

Des Moines International Airport ramps up passenger capacity

Jim Parsons

November 8, 2023

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Construction broke ground in October on a $445-million terminal expansion at Des Moines International Airport in Iowa.

Energy

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Texas Solar Developer Picks Bechtel

Mary B. Powers

November 8, 2023

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Turkey-based Sabachi Renewables is building its third clean energy project in the state, while Longroad hires McCarthy for Arizona solar-battery project

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Transmission

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Three Power Grid Expansions to Split $1.3B in U.S. Project Funding

Mary B. Powers

November 5, 2023

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Proposed large transmission builds in New England, four western states and two border states will negotiate funding terms with the US Energy Dept.

Roads & Bridges

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Crossing Collaboration

Long-Awaited Ohio River Connection Takes Shape

Jim Parsons

November 8, 2023

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Seven years after completing the Ohio River Bridges Project, Indiana and Kentucky are well underway with another partnership, I-69 ORX, to build a three-section megaproject to connect Evansville, Ind., and Henderson, Ky.

Buildings & Developers

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: New Home for MLB's Rays

Ballpark would anchor $6.5-billion mixed-use development

Bruce Buckley

November 8, 2023

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Hines and the Tampa Bay Rays announced an agreement with the City of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Pinellas County to develop a new ballpark and mixed-use development by the Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits.

ENR 2023 Top Owners Sourcebook: Owners Caught Between Shifting Markets

Construction in progress rebounds from pandemic disruptions, but owners must balance increasing risks against rewards

Jonathan Keller

Emell D. Adolphus

November 8, 2023

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On the surface, an increase in construction in progress spending last year illustrates greater owner confidence in a post-COVID-19 market.

Admixture Grenades, New SCM Plant Are Concrete Advances

Jeff Yoders

November 9, 2023

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Cortec’s migrating corrosion inhibitor admixtures for concrete are now available as a pre-packaged, water-soluble “grenade” of MCI 2006 NS that can replace MCI 2005/MCI 2005 NS liquid admixtures for concrete.

Artificial Intelligence

Text Tool Lets Superintendents Ask an AI to Call Up Project Info

Jeff Yoders

November 8, 2023

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Any complex construction project generates thousands of pages of documents and specifications, along with a stream of change orders and RFIs.

Industry Leads for the Week of November 13, 2023

November 9, 2023

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Information derived from Industrial Reports, a market intelligence firm specializing in industrial construction and equipment leads.

Pulse for the Week of November 13, 2023

November 8, 2023

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Project information derived from the Dodge Construction Network.

Construction Economics for November 13, 2023

November 8, 2023

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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